Our Trees Still Grow in DehraFourteen Engaging Stories From One Of India'S Master Story-Tellers Semi-Autobiographical In Nature, These Stories Span The Period From The Author'S Childhood To The Present. We Are Introduced, In A Series Of Beautifully Imagined And Crafted Cameos, To The Author'S Family, Friends, And Various Other People Who Left A Lasting Impression On Him. In Other Stories We Revisit Bond'S Beloved Garhwal Hills And The Small Towns And Villages That He Has Returned To Time And Again In His Fiction. Together With His Well-Known Novella, A Flight Of Pigeons (Which Was Made Into The Film Junoon), Which Also Appears In This Collection, These Stories Once Again Bring Ruskin Bond'S India Vividly To Life. |
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... Javed Khan . ' We Pathans can take a wife from any race or creed we please . And— ' pausing as his wife let fall a petulant ' oh ! ' ' I dare my ... Javed's house on a short visit , and did not feel like 120 Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
... Javed Khan . ' We Pathans can take a wife from any race or creed we please . And— ' pausing as his wife let fall a petulant ' oh ! ' ' I dare my ... Javed's house on a short visit , and did not feel like 120 Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
Page 141
... Javed Khan's house on Friday , the 4th of September . The Impatience of Javed Khan Poor Khan - Begum was to suffer ... Javed's half - brother , who had bumped into Javed in the lane and upon whom the Pathan was now venting his rage and ...
... Javed Khan's house on Friday , the 4th of September . The Impatience of Javed Khan Poor Khan - Begum was to suffer ... Javed's half - brother , who had bumped into Javed in the lane and upon whom the Pathan was now venting his rage and ...
Page 142
... Javed Khan threatened to repeat the flogging if the boy didn't stop groaning . I have no doubt that it was Mother's ... Javed's next outburst would be like , but Mother could not bear to hear the groans of the woman and the boy . She ...
... Javed Khan threatened to repeat the flogging if the boy didn't stop groaning . I have no doubt that it was Mother's ... Javed's next outburst would be like , but Mother could not bear to hear the groans of the woman and the boy . She ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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